One of the great superstitions about education is that learning is the result of teaching.
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Superstitions
Synonyms for "superstitions" (15 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(5 words)
conceptual frameworkcultural beliefcultural normcultural practicefolk belief
Related words (7)
Noun(7 words)
folk ritualmythpattern recognition biasritual beliefsupernatural beliefterminologytheoretical construct
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16 entriesanthropological interpretationapopheniaauspicious day ritualcausal illusioncurse beliefhealing ritualhistorical interpretationillusory correlationluck ritualomen beliefpattern biaspsychological interpretationsociological interpretationtaboo practiceweather superstitionwitchcraft belief
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6 entriescultural superstitionold wives talepopular superstitionritual superstitionsuperstitious beliefurban superstition
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Lots of superstitions are still believed in.
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They overcame many inveterate superstitions.
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Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
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